What does high hcg mean

HCG is a relatively useful data when conducting six hormone tests during pregnancy. Whether HCG is too high or too low, it is not good. If it is too high, it may be a hydatidiform mole. When conducting this examination, it is best to do it 8 to 10 days after intercourse, so that the examination is more accurate. In addition, it cannot be ignored that this high value may be caused by human factors, such as estimating the time of menstruation incorrectly, or the pregnant woman herself is pregnant with twins or multiple babies. This phenomenon may occur. In addition, if the pregnancy-preserving drug is injected too early, this phenomenon may also occur.

What does high hcg mean

The HCG value during pregnancy reaches its peak at two months and will slowly decrease afterwards. If the HCG value is too high, exceeding 200,000, hydatidiform mole needs to be ruled out.

The blood hCG test refers to human chorionic gonadotropin. The early pregnancy test strip mainly detects the hCG hormone in the urine. Generally, the syncytial trophoblast secretes an increase in the hCG hormone in the urine 6 days after conception. The best time to do a blood hcg test is 8-10 days after intercourse. At this time, the blood contains a higher hcg value and the test is more accurate.

Under normal circumstances, the normal value of blood hcg is <10 μg/L. Generally, the blood hcg of non-pregnant women is normal within the range of 0-10μg/L.

The absolute value of blood hCG varies greatly at different stages of pregnancy and between pregnant women, but the hCG values ​​between different pregnant women in the same pregnancy period may be different. Therefore, the hCG value can only be used to distinguish the pregnancy time based on its own changes. Generally, the blood hcg level of non-pregnant women is <100μg/L. During the first three months of pregnancy, HCG levels of 2.2±0.5 approximately double every day.

Urine-hcg (HCG semi-quantitative method): non-pregnant women <25μg/L, 40 days of pregnancy >5000μg/L, 60-70 days of pregnancy >(8-32)×104μg/L (urine HCG level is highest in the early morning, close to serum level).

Active fetal protection in early pregnancy

Experts recommend that women who are preparing for pregnancy should see a doctor to test their blood indicators 1 to 2 times after confirming their pregnancy. If the growth is normal and there is no physical discomfort, they only need to pay attention to their daily behavior and activities and do not need to take special medications to protect the fetus. However, if you have symptoms such as vaginal bleeding or abdominal pain, back pain, or lower back pain, it is recommended that you consider taking appropriate medication to preserve the fetus under the guidance of a doctor.

"For women with a history of miscarriage or infertility, especially those who have gotten pregnant with great difficulty, I suggest that they should actively protect the fetus." Experts remind that after this special group of people is confirmed to be pregnant, in addition to routine tests, they should actively use some appropriate fetal protection drugs, both Western and Chinese medicines.

"Whether you need to get an HCG injection should be fully communicated with your attending physician." The expert explained that the normal control value of HCG has a large range. For example, at 6 weeks of pregnancy, the normal range of HCG values ​​is between hundreds and tens of thousands. He has observed for many years and found that only a very small number of pregnant women have very low HCG values ​​while their embryos are still good. Most pregnant women who have a successful pregnancy have HCG values ​​that are within the high range of the reference value. Some pregnant women have HCG values ​​that are within the normal range but are on the lower side, but eventually suffer miscarriage. "So, don't think that everything is fine as long as the HCG value is within the normal range." Experts believe that for those whose HCG detection values ​​are lower than the normal range, in addition to timely progesterone supplementation, HCG injections can be considered.